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Breakdown of Safety Is Not Unique to Boeing — It’s Endemic to Capitalist Society
Heads are rolling at Boeing, but new leadership doesn’t alter the labor conditions and profit motives that erode safety.

RNC Is Demanding New Job Applicants Say Whether 2020 Election Was “Stolen”
“Donald Trump is demanding fealty to his extreme, anti-democratic beliefs,” a Biden campaign spokesperson said.

GLAAD, Media Matters Call Out NYT for Excluding Transgender Voices
Research reveals The New York Times excluded transgender voices in 66 percent of its trans issue coverage.

Ex-Fossil Fuel Regulator Appointed by Trump Joins Carbon Capture Firm
Neil Chatterjee’s career move reflects the revolving door between government and industry.

Marilyn Lands Wins Alabama Special Election Using Abortion Rights Message
“Our legislature must repeal Alabama’s no-exceptions abortion ban,” Lands, a Democrat, said in her victory speech.

Baltimore Bridge Collapse Sheds Light on Dangers Faced by Many Immigrant Workers
Six people are missing and presumed dead after a cargo ship hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning.

State Department Official Resigns Over Biden Gaza Policy
“Trying to advocate for human rights just became impossible,” Foreign Affairs Officer Annelle Sheline said.

Trump Is Turning the January 6 Coup Leaders Into Fascist Martyrs
Trump’s heroization of those who led the attack on the Capitol is eerily similar to tactics used by Hitler in 1923.

Supreme Court Justices Indicate They Probably Won’t Limit Access to Mifepristone
Two conservative justices seemed to give anti-abortion activists a blueprint for challenging the drug in the future.

Philly’s Law-and-Order Policy Worsens Overdose Crisis and Hinders Harm Reduction
The crisis in the Kensington neighborhood is the result of enforced deprivation and neglect of the people by the state.